# Ken Kavanagh

Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver.
In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.

## Personal life

Kavanagh died in Bergamo, Italy on 26 November 2019.

## Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 best results were counted up until 1955.
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1951 | 350cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NC | BEL | NED 3 | FRA | ULS 2 | NAT 2 | | 16 | 4th | 0 |
| 1951 | 500cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NC | BEL | NED | FRA | ULS 2 | NAT | | 6 | 9th | 0 |
| 1952 | 350cc | Norton | SUI 7 | IOM NC | NED 5 | BEL | GER 2 | ULS 1 | NAT | | | 16 | 5th | 1 |
| 1952 | 500cc | Norton | SUI | IOM 32 | NED 3 | BEL | GER 2 | ULS | NAT | ESP 3 | | 14 | 6th | 0 |
| 1953 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM | NED | | GER | | ULS | SUI | NAT | ESP 2 | 6 | 6th | 0 |
| 1953 | 350cc | Norton | IOM 2 | NED 3 | BEL 5 | | FRA | ULS | SUI 2 | NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 0 |
| 1953 | 500cc | Norton | IOM NC | NED 3 | BEL 4 | GER | FRA 4 | ULS 1 | SUI | NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 |
| 1954 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC | ULS | | NED 4 | GER | SUI | NAT | | 3 | 13th | 0 |
| 1954 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC | ULS | BEL 1 | NED | GER | SUI 2 | NAT 3 | ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 |
| 1954 | 500cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC | ULS | BEL 2 | NED | GER 4 | SUI | NAT 6 | ESP 2 | 16 | 3rd | 0 |
| 1955 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | | FRA | IOM NC | GER 5 | BEL | NED 1 | ULS | NAT 3 | | 14 | 4th | 1 |
| 1955 | 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP | FRA | IOM 3 | GER | BEL | NED | ULS | NAT | | 4 | 12th | 0 |
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 | NED 5 | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | | | | 10 | 6th | 1 |
| 1959 | 125cc | Ducati | | IOM NC | GER | NED 6 | BEL 5 | SWE 5 | ULS 4 | NAT | | 8 | 8th | 0 |
| 1959 | 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | GER 4 | NED | BEL | | ULS | NAT | | 3 | 11th | 0 |
| 1960 | 125cc | Ducati | IOM NC | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | | | | | 0 | - | 0 |

## Complete Formula One World Championship results

Source:
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON DNQ | NED | 500 | BEL DNS | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |

### Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV DNS | SYR 6 | AIN Ret | INT 18 | CAE |
| 1959 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV Ret | AIN DNA | INT | OUL DNA | SIL |